Noob wrote: Here we go again with the H.Minax mistake..... 16months ago............. FFS, even Hendrik himself bought them and couldn't tell the difference of hand. I phoned Hendrik telling him I have doubts and if he could please check and try id them. He came back and my speculations were correct. I notified everyone who bought from me and offered a full refund. I was tricked into buying them i did not do it on purpose!!!!! please get that into your head and understand it was an honest mistake. For those of you who decided not to trust me..... no problems i don't blame you. for those who bought from me.... you have found a diamond in the rough. And just by the way.... the fake pulchras sold while ago was brachypelmas (lacking a mirror spot) if you took the time to open a tub and check you wouldve seen a darkish colored sling with a MIRROR spot.................................jeeeeeze louiseee

I cant find a reason not to trust you guys at tarantulashop... I am always amazed at the rare beauties you guys have for sale... may the purchase of my 2 A geroldi's be the first of many... I have to thank everyone at the expo but especially you guys for having such an awesome collection... just a pity finances are tight at the moment.

Only reason I said 'so do I' is because I just suck at sling identification.

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And just for your kind words you can come fetch yourself a free Avic Laeta sling and for trusting in me... its crazy how people act sometimes really crazy. Now its gonna be said i bribed you with the laeta.... hahahahaha.

Well, that escalated quickly. lol. I don't say anyone at the expo was selling any fakes, and that is not what this topic is about.

At the end of the day I had enough moola left for either a M. Balfouri or a G. Pulchra end I chose a M. Balfouri as I have dealt with Hendrik before so for ME is was a better and safer bet. Don't get me wrong here, I would in the future buy from tarantulashop as they have an awesome range of T's I would love in my collection. But I will not buy a rare/expensive T from a supplier I am not PERSONALLY familiar with on a moments notice like at the expo. The same went with Tim, Hendrik and the others, started of with B. Vagans and main stream stuff. lol.

For those who are happy clients from above mentioned shop, I would be happy to join you in the future (When the wallet starts recovering). Lol

But for now, I am happy with my purchases and happy to have met new breeders and got new contacts.

Gerald wrote: Here we go again with the H.Minax mistake..... 16months ago............. FFS, even Hendrik himself bought them and couldn't tell the difference of hand. I phoned Hendrik telling him I have doubts and if he could please check and try id them. He came back and my speculations were correct. I notified everyone who bought from me and offered a full refund. I was tricked into buying them i did not do it on purpose!!!!! please get that into your head and understand it was an honest mistake. For those of you who decided not to trust me..... no problems i don't blame you. for those who bought from me.... you have found a diamond in the rough. And just by the way.... the fake pulchras sold while ago was brachypelmas (lacking a mirror spot) if you took the time to open a tub and check you wouldve seen a darkish colored sling with a MIRROR spot.................................jeeeeeze louiseee

No one said anything about those spiders being linked to you!
It is just fair that a person wants to make sure what he is buying, and not saying that it is you and your aim to screw people over.

There has been a couple of other screw overs and people selling the wrong spiders just to make some money.
And dude your actions speak louder than words I know a couple of people who have bought and still buy from you so don't get all bent out of shape.

It is part of the history of the hobby and people are not going to forget it soon!!

Noob wrote: And just for your kind words you can come fetch yourself a free Avic Laeta sling and for trusting in me... its crazy how people act sometimes really crazy. Now its gonna be said i bribed you with the laeta.... hahahahaha.

Thank you for the kind gesture but no need for a free bee. I tell you what... lets donate the A laeta to someone that would really love to have one... we just need to figure out how we decide on who. Deal?

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I have been an avid supporter of Gerald for a while now and can only speak good things of him. He always has the rarest of the rare of my favorites = Ornithoctoninae... :evilgrin: